October 12th Rare Autograph & Document Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/12/2023
1952 University of Oklahoma Backfield Signed 18" x 24" Photo. Signed by the eventual Heisman trophy winner Billy Vessels(#35) and three others including Buddy Leake (#22), Eddie Crowder (#16), and Buck McPhail (#41).
Also included is a photo and matting signed by a variety of Oklahoma celebrities at a golf tournament. This 18" x 22.5" piece was created in honor of Billy Vessels who did not attend the tournament. Some of the signers Johnny Unitas, Barry Switzer, Warren Spahn, Whitey Herzog, Steve Cauthen.
Billy Dale Vessels (March 22, 1931 – November 17, 2001) was an American professional football player who was a halfback. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and won the Heisman Trophy in 1952. Vessels played pro football with the National Football League (NFL)'s Baltimore Colts and the Western Interprovincial Football Union's Edmonton Eskimos.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA.
1952 Oklahoma Sooners Lot
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